March 12
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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In four days, Dylan Reese went from surplus minor-league defenseman to Upper St. Clair's next NHL product. "Absolute whirlwind," Reese said. "It was crazy how things changed so quickly." On March 4, the 25-year-old Reese made his NHL debut with the New York Islanders, playing 11 minutes on the third defensive unit in a 6-3 loss at Atlanta. A 6-foot, 205-pound Harvard graduate, Reese is the ninth Pittsburgh-born player to appear in an NHL game since 2005. Reese also joins Tampa Bay winger Ryan Malone as Upper St. Clair's NHL exports at a time when, it seems to Reese, the hockey seeds planted by the Penguins' back-to-back Stanley Cup victories in 1990-91 and 1991-92 are reaching maturity. "I ..."
February 11
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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In one of the season's nastiest games, the Penguins received a stellar performance from goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and a big night from Evgeni Malkin in a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders at Mellon Arena. Chris Kunitz added two goals. After 10 uneventful minutes, the Islanders nearly took a lead in the first period. Defenseman Kris Letang, however, made a marvelous diving play to deny Matt Moulson a goal. Moments later, while the puck was somewhere underneath Letang, Islanders rookie John Tavaras took a violent whack near the defenseman's face. A brief melee followed, though neither team was awarded a power play. Later in the period, the Islanders again nearly scored. While on the ..."